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Published 2021-03-19
Preprints in the public eye infographics
A set of infographics emerging from our work on how preprints should be represented to broad audiences. These infographics summarize more detailed documents drafted by working groups who considered how preprint servers, researchers, institutions, and journalists could most accurately describe work in preprints.
Published 2021-02-07
Preprint FAQs (French)
Frequently asked questions about preprints, French translation
Published 2021-01-19
Preprints in the public eye: Challenges and solutions in an age of misinformation
ASAPbio hosted online event on January 14th that brought together a wide range of expertise to highlight issues around the media reporting of research with a special focus on preprints.
Published 2020-12-30
Preprints: A tool and a vehicle towards greater reproducibility in the life sciences
We have seen a number of initiatives arise in recent years aiming to tackle concerns around the reproducibility of published findings. Researchers in the life sciences now have a number of tools at their disposal to boost the reproducibility of their science and preprints have emerged as an instrumental element within this toolkit. Preprints broaden the when, by whom and how of the review and feedback on research compared to the journal publication process, help address publication bias, and can play an important role as a vehicle towards open science practices. Preprints hold further untapped potential to close the gap between discovery and dissemination, and to accelerate the path to a more reproducible research ecosystem.
Published 2020-11-16
Preprints in the public eye
ASAPbio, with support from the Open Society Foundations, aimed to consolidate and expand on existing efforts to set best practice standards for reporting research posted as preprints via the launch of our Preprints in the Public Eye project.
Published 2020-11-01
Shuttleworth fellowship application - Jessica Polka
In this November 2020 application for the Shuttleworth fellowship, ASAPbio Executive Director Jessica Polka argues that the true value of preprints won’t be realized until researchers use them to share their work well before it’s ready for a journal.